It's funny, in french, Oui j'agree means Yes, I agree. Of course, the word agree doesn't exist in french (though its cousin agreement does (agrement)). A similare word would be "accepte".
Well, this post was pointless:p
For several months now, IMDB has stopped ratings for new movies from being displayed until a few days after a movie opens in theaters.
So now, whenever i'm considering watching a new movie in the theater and I go to IMDB to check the rating and figure out whether it's worth my money, I get a screen telling me that the movie is still unrated. An idiot might take the risk and go watch it anyways, a lesser idiot (such as me) will go to rottentomatoes.com and check the rating there.
I am very disappointed by this and I do hope google develops this new service further to offer a viable alternative to the IMDB.
*Millions* of illegal aliens?
I'm quite sure less than a million paperless immigrants come to the u.s every year.
Also, profit margin on tuner cards is hundreds of orders of magnitude smaller than that of say heroin or cocaine so there is much less incentive to smuggle them.
I agree with your main point though, "free" tuners will remain available just as modchips are.
I just want to point out that having good memory skills is not the same as being smart.
Sure, it helps a lot in school because memorization is a major component of current educational systems but hell! I'm smart and I have piss-poor memory.
The difference between Steam and a good online distribution system is the the difference between a hammer made of steel and one made of uranium.
Sure, the hammer made of uranium is a step forward from pounding nails in with a rock but it isn't worth the horrible death by radiation poisoning that ensues.
Steam is a textbook example of a great concept ruined by greed/indifference/incompetence/evil (take your pick).
Until someone makes a hammer made of steel, i'll stick with my rock, thank you.
This is coming from someone who was enthusiastic about Steam back when the free beta started. Since then, Valve has done everything it can to make me hate their guts.
Technically, it was the PII. Mhz for Mhz, Amd's K6/3dnow! series were slower than their Intel counterparts.
The field evened out with the KIIIs and then AMD took the lead with the Athlons and still keep it today. (remember, we're talking about Mhz/performance ratio, nothing else)
Of course, AMD has consistently given more power per dollar which is why geeks are partial to it.
And inversely, if we were could store data as efficienty as a nucleus can, one CD-sized disc could hold 3.5 yottabytes.
that's 3 and 1/2 million petabytes. (calculatations assumed that nucleus diameter was 0.005 mm and that writeable area on a cd was 10000 sq. mm and everything was rounded off generously)
I wonder how all the data on the internet compares to 3.5 yottabyes.
Why are you preaching to me? I know there are very poor people out there. Hell, I was born and raised in a 3rd world country and i've seen it all first hand.
I'm contesting the figure offered by the great-grandparent which is something completely untrue that he pulled out of his ass.
and I said average. There are lots of people who make $3 a day instead of two so the average IS beyond $750 a year. sigh.
Can't a man want a +5 insightful comment to actually be TRUE?
The yuan's real value is at least twice as much as the official is. You probably know that (and if you don't, google Yuan and real value) That's 50 dollars a month and 600 a year. Nothing to do with "way below $100" that the grandparent was claiming.
And you're talking about the salary for the poorest of the poor in China. The grandparent was saying that the AVERAGE salary was well below $100 a year.
I'm right. Period.
The average third-world citizen's salary is beyond $750 a year. You're nothing but a troll.
http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Facts.asp
Please someone mod parent down.
Nah, DRM isn't a must. And Steam has an order of magnitude more flaws that those you mention. Valve betrayed their fans repeatedly and that's why people bitch about them.
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what a bad joke dude...
See, your REAL mistake was reading Foxnews in the first place.
It's funny, in french, Oui j'agree means Yes, I agree. Of course, the word agree doesn't exist in french (though its cousin agreement does (agrement)). A similare word would be "accepte". Well, this post was pointless :p
For several months now, IMDB has stopped ratings for new movies from being displayed until a few days after a movie opens in theaters.
So now, whenever i'm considering watching a new movie in the theater and I go to IMDB to check the rating and figure out whether it's worth my money, I get a screen telling me that the movie is still unrated. An idiot might take the risk and go watch it anyways, a lesser idiot (such as me) will go to rottentomatoes.com and check the rating there.
I am very disappointed by this and I do hope google develops this new service further to offer a viable alternative to the IMDB.
Damn right. Can't believe grandparent was modded insightful...
*Millions* of illegal aliens? I'm quite sure less than a million paperless immigrants come to the u.s every year. Also, profit margin on tuner cards is hundreds of orders of magnitude smaller than that of say heroin or cocaine so there is much less incentive to smuggle them. I agree with your main point though, "free" tuners will remain available just as modchips are.
I wish I had mod points. You deserve a +1 funny.
Why don't WE have VR helmets yet? It's been almost 15 years since the primitive arcade ones appeared and yet here we are in 2005 and still nothing.
This sucks!
I just want to point out that having good memory skills is not the same as being smart. Sure, it helps a lot in school because memorization is a major component of current educational systems but hell! I'm smart and I have piss-poor memory.
Worst. Idea. Ever.
The whole point of the mac mini is it's small form factor, transplanting it into another case to upgrade the HD is simply absurd.
The difference between Steam and a good online distribution system is the the difference between a hammer made of steel and one made of uranium.
Sure, the hammer made of uranium is a step forward from pounding nails in with a rock but it isn't worth the horrible death by radiation poisoning that ensues.
Steam is a textbook example of a great concept ruined by greed/indifference/incompetence/evil (take your pick).
Until someone makes a hammer made of steel, i'll stick with my rock, thank you.
This is coming from someone who was enthusiastic about Steam back when the free beta started. Since then, Valve has done everything it can to make me hate their guts.
I'm not sure she's an engineer...
Damn right.
Technically, it was the PII. Mhz for Mhz, Amd's K6/3dnow! series were slower than their Intel counterparts.
The field evened out with the KIIIs and then AMD took the lead with the Athlons and still keep it today. (remember, we're talking about Mhz/performance ratio, nothing else)
Of course, AMD has consistently given more power per dollar which is why geeks are partial to it.
And inversely, if we were could store data as efficienty as a nucleus can, one CD-sized disc could hold 3.5 yottabytes.
that's 3 and 1/2 million petabytes. (calculatations assumed that nucleus diameter was 0.005 mm and that writeable area on a cd was 10000 sq. mm and everything was rounded off generously)
I wonder how all the data on the internet compares to 3.5 yottabyes.
Nature, the ultimate hacker.
Does this mean that our aussie friends won't be able to complain anymore?
No more "you americans whine about your crappy broadband but here in australia, we won't get internet for another 30 years" ?
Thank god.
This snood game of his is a crappy clone of Taito's classic Bust a move / puzzle bobble .
Not only that but the visuals sucks and his code is horrible (try to make the game bigger and you'll see)
It pisses me off that he made money off of this. Taito should sue his ass for all it's worth.
Again, this is not funny. It's informative.
This actually is true...
13%, 8.6% and 0.04% respectively. Why?
Why are you preaching to me? I know there are very poor people out there. Hell, I was born and raised in a 3rd world country and i've seen it all first hand.
I'm contesting the figure offered by the great-grandparent which is something completely untrue that he pulled out of his ass.
and I said average. There are lots of people who make $3 a day instead of two so the average IS beyond $750 a year. sigh.
Can't a man want a +5 insightful comment to actually be TRUE?
The yuan's real value is at least twice as much as the official is. You probably know that (and if you don't, google Yuan and real value) That's 50 dollars a month and 600 a year. Nothing to do with "way below $100" that the grandparent was claiming. And you're talking about the salary for the poorest of the poor in China. The grandparent was saying that the AVERAGE salary was well below $100 a year. I'm right. Period.
The average third-world citizen's salary is beyond $750 a year. You're nothing but a troll. http://www.globalissues.org/TradeRelated/Facts.asp
Please someone mod parent down.
you're saying that an average third world citizen's salary is less than $8 a month? Get real.
Either you're an ignorant or are trying to spread FUD. Either way, shut up.
Nah, one dollar is too much for me. I'll pay 25 cents an episode. No more.
Nah, DRM isn't a must. And Steam has an order of magnitude more flaws that those you mention. Valve betrayed their fans repeatedly and that's why people bitch about them.